gretchen carlson

Any woman knows being on social media can be a minefield if you’re considered too opinionated—but what if that’s by design? Such is one of the ideas covered in the documentary Miss Representation: Rise Up. Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Fair Play), the film is a spiritual sequel to her 2011 documentary Miss Representation, which explored how limited portrayals of women in media—i.e., lots of bikinis and sex appeal—impacted the number of women in positions of power. Frustratingly, Miss Representation: Rise Up indicates how little has changed, even if the method of delivery has.